Trechus

Trechus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe) and the Near East. There are more than 1,000 described species in Trechus.[1][2]

For Aetolian spearman, see Trechus (mythology).

Trechus
Trechus micros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Trechinae
Genus: Trechus
Clairville, 1806
Subgenera
  • Arabotrechus Mateu, 1990
  • Atlantotrechus Lompe, 1999
  • Elgonophyes Jeannel, 1954
  • Elgonotrechus Jeannel, 1954
  • Meruitrechus Jeannel, 1960
  • Microtrechus Jeannel, 1927
  • Setitrechus Deuve, 2005
  • Trechus Clairville, 1806
Diversity
At least 1000 species
Synonyms
  • Antoinella

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word trécho, meaning "I run".[3]

See List of Trechus species for the species in the genus Trechus.

References
  1. "Trechus Clairville, 1806". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica, Sigmund Schenkling. 1917. Online: Internet Archive
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